The Two Trees Exercise

Taking a good Glimpse photo is a combination of luck, intuition and preparation. The preparation comes about when we remember to stop viewing the subject as a scene and look for ways to turn it into a Glimpse.

I experimented with different subjects in different environments and found this method to be the easiest.

The Exercise.

Go to a neighbourhood park with several trees or posts. Trees work best because they are randomly distributed and finding two that are the right distance apart is easy.




When you find a group of trees look around for something that will make a nice subject. It doesn't have to be spectacular but it does have to be recognizable.




Once you have chosen a subject (a car in this example) walk around and look at it from different locations. Vary your angle and distance from the subject but keep it framed between two trees.

You may have to try other trees and subjects but eventually you will find a Glimpse to photograph.



You may also find another subject that makes a good Glimpse.



Practicing like this will help you recognize Glimpses.